| | Deshotel, who claims that he is "not a [[politician]],"<ref name=dd/> was elected in the nonpartisan blanket [[primary]] held on October 12, 2019. With 7,835 votes (61.3 percent), he defeated two Democrats, Marcus Johnson and Donald Milligan, and a No Party candidate, Ramondo Ramos, who finished with 17, 16, and 5 percent, respectively<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 12, 2019.</ref>. | | Deshotel, who claims that he is "not a [[politician]],"<ref name=dd/> was elected in the nonpartisan blanket [[primary]] held on October 12, 2019. With 7,835 votes (61.3 percent), he defeated two Democrats, Marcus Johnson and Donald Milligan, and a No Party candidate, Ramondo Ramos, who finished with 17, 16, and 5 percent, respectively<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, October 12, 2019.</ref>. |
| − | Deshotel worked as a youth in the sweet potato fields on his uncle's farm. He graduated from [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge]] and entered the field of computers while still in college. He is the owner of Detel Computer Solutions in Mansura. He and his wife, Olivia, have three children, Noah, Kate, and Annalise. They are [[Roman Catholic]]. He is a member of the Catholic men's organization, the [[Knights of Columbus]] in Hessmer. He is a member of the [[Chamber of Commerce]] in Marksville, Simmesport, Mansura, and Bunkie. He is a youth [[baseball coach.<ref name=dd>{{cite web|url=https://www.daryldeshotel.com/about|title=About Daryl Deshotelpublisher=daryldeshotel.com|accessdate=December 29, 2019}}</ref> | + | Deshotel worked as a youth in the sweet potato fields on his uncle's farm. He graduated from [[Louisiana State University]] in [[Baton Rouge]] and entered the field of computers while still in college. He is the owner of Detel Computer Solutions in Mansura. He and his wife, Olivia, have three children, Noah, Kate, and Annalise. They are [[Roman Catholic]]. He is a member of the Catholic men's organization, the [[Knights of Columbus]] in Hessmer. He is a member of the [[Chamber of Commerce]] in Marksville, Simmesport, Mansura, and Bunkie. He is a youth [[baseball]] coach.<ref name=dd>{{cite web|url=https://www.daryldeshotel.com/about|title=About Daryl Deshotelpublisher=daryldeshotel.com|accessdate=December 29, 2019}}</ref> |